Doncaster Sheffield Airport has passed with flying colours after landing a top European industry award.

The Euro ANNIES Awards have given the former Finningley RAF base, previously known as Robin Hood Airport, the title for the most passenger growth in the 1-2 million passenger category - a 46.4 per cent rise.

DSA was the only UK airport to win an ANNIES gong based on Anna Aero’s database of annual and monthly passenger traffic data for 2016 from more than 350 airports across Europe.

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This year, ten awards are spread across eight countries. Bulgaria and Germany (both with two) are the only multiple winners, with France, Iceland, Russia, Spain, Turkey and UK all generating the remaining winners.

Chris Harcombe, head of aviation development at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, said: “Winning this European industry award is fantastic news for DSA. Our passenger growth is something to celebrate and our team has worked hard to achieve this.

“It is great to see so many people supporting our development by choosing to fly local with more than 40 routes to choose from and improved access to the airport thanks to the motorway link road opening.

“Early last year we announced a new partnership with Flybe which has brought more low cost flights to the airport and provided access to European hubs including Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin and Paris and popular leisure routes including Alicante, Malaga, Faro and Palma.

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“We are extremely proud of the service we offer at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and have invested in our terminal, in our products and in our team to ensure that we can continue to offer high standards of customer service.”

The site, which was opened in 2005, has seen major upgrades over the years and is accessible from across the region via to The Great Yorkshire Way M18 link road, making journeys quicker.

The airport works with airlines including Thomson, WizzAir and Flybe who offer holiday and flights for both leisure and business travellers.